Some GOP lawmakers have been seen wearing lapel pins in the shape of miniature AR-15 rifles. Georgia Rep. Andrew Clyde, who owns a gun store, has taken responsibility for handing them out.

Because the photograph is genuine, the claim is "True." "GOP Rep. Clyde Hands out Assault-Rifle Lapel Pins to House Colleagues." Washington Post. www.washingtonpost.com, https://www.washingtonpost ...

In early April 2025, claims (archived) circulated that U.S. President Donald Trump had ordered his cabinet, Republican congresspeople and other supporters to wear golden lapel pins depicting the ...

Purportedly, these lapel pins are popping up around Washington, D.C. It is a pretty big ask for elected members of Congress not to wear their respective lapel badges; they all seem quite proud of ...

Then he added, “The New York Times has chosen to focus on … lapel pins.” However, lapel pins of all kinds, whether the flag pin, the Légion d’Honneur in France, the poppy in Britain or ...

However, it was unclear at the time of this writing whether Trump or his administration had ordered anyone to wear golden Trump lapel pins. A White House official said via email: "Obviously ...